Sanjak of Scutari is the resting place of Mehmed Bushati In 1768, Mehmed Pasha became the governor of the pashalik of Scutari. In 1769, he fought in Zadrima. In 1770, he fought in Morea against Greeks and Russians, and in 1772 he and his son participated in the march on Ulcinj. He continued the Scutari pretensions over Montenegro and Brda, and planned to suppress their revolt; in early April 1774, he was in Podgorica and met with some chieftains of the northern Albanian tribes to discuss the planned operation. he attacked the
Kuči and
Bjelopavlići with 15,000 troops, but was decisively defeated and returned to Scutari. The conflict between Ahmet Kurt Pasha and Mehmed Pasha Bushati was caused by Ahmet's interest to take control of
Durrës. ==Annotations==